Amanda MacMillan

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Here's Everything You Need to Know About Gut Health

The bacteria in your stomach may influence immunity, anxiety, and disease.

By Amanda MacMillan

Childhood Opioid Overdoses Nearly Doubled in Last 10 Years

Child hospitalizations due to opioid overdoses nearly doubled between 2004 and 2015, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics. Attempts to curb opioid use among adults have not curtailed this troubling trend, the...

By Amanda MacMillan

Researchers Identify Five Different Types of Diabetes, Not Just Type 1 and Type 2

For many years, diabetes cases have largely been classified as either type 1 or type 2. But a new study suggests that there may actually be five different types of the disease—some of which may...

By Amanda MacMillan

Why People With Anxiety May Have Better Memories

But there's a downside, too

By Amanda MacMillan

Heavy Drinking Is the Biggest Risk Factor for Dementia, Study Says

Hot on the heels of headlines linking alcohol consumption with longer life comes new research that casts a much more sobering light on drinking. According to an analysis of more than 1 million people—the largest...

By Amanda MacMillan

How Exercise May Help Protect Your Brain From Cognitive Decline and Dementia

Low fitness was linked to deterioration of white-matter fibers in the brain

By Amanda MacMillan

Environmental Chemicals Found in Non-Stick Pans Are Linked to Weight Gain

Chemicals called PFAS are also found in non-stick cookware

By Amanda MacMillan

Here's Why Eating More Slowly May Help You Lose Weight

People looking to lose weight might try all kinds of ways to eat fewer calories. Now, a study in BMJ Open sheds some light onto which of those strategies actually work: Based on data from...

By Amanda MacMillan

This UV Lamp Could Prevent the Flu Virus From Spreading in Public Places

Researchers have developed an ultraviolet (UV) lamp that kills the influenza virus but isn’t harmful to human skin or eyes, according to a new study in Scientific Reports. They hope the technology can be commercialized...

By Amanda MacMillan

Drugs, Alcohol and Suicide Are Causing Life Expectancy in America to Drop Dramatically

U.S. life expectancy has decreased for the second year in a row, and an editorial in the BMJ points to three contributing factors: drugs, alcohol and suicides, particularly among middle-age white Americans and those living...

By Amanda MacMillan

Fetal Alcohol Disorder May Be More Common Than Previously Thought

In a new JAMA study of more than 6,000 first-graders, researchers estimate that between 1.1% and 9.8% of American children have developmental or neurological problems caused by fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs)—a significantly higher number...

By Amanda MacMillan

A Noisy Environment May Put Your Heart at Risk

If you live near an airport, railroad tracks or a busy road, you might be concerned about how fumes from those planes, trains and automobiles are affecting your health. But according to a new review...

By Amanda MacMillan

'This Is Us' Finally Revealed How Jack Pearson Died. Here's What a Doctor Says You Should Know About the Condition

We spoke to a doctor

By Amanda MacMillan

Pro Football Players May Die Earlier Than Their Peers, Study Says

The professional football industry has been rocked by plenty of bad press in recent years, from domestic violence charges to studies linking the sport to chronic brain injury. Now, just ahead of this weekend’s Super...

By Amanda MacMillan

This Type of Non-Dairy Milk is the Healthiest, Study Says

It has the most protein

By Amanda MacMillan

Herbal Supplements May Be Dangerous When You Take Certain Prescription Drugs

A number of common herbal supplements, including green tea and Ginkgo biloba, can interact with prescription medications, according to a new research review published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. These interactions can make...

By Amanda MacMillan

Recent Dog Flu Outbreaks Have Pet Owners Worried. Here's What to Know

There are intense flare-ups of canine influenza in California, Kentucky and Ohio

By Amanda MacMillan

At Least 30 Children Have Died From This Season's Flu. Some of Them Were Perfectly Healthy

Thirty children have died from confirmed influenza-related causes so far this flu season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) most recent weekly report, released last Friday. The total includes deaths between...

By Amanda MacMillan

Hospitals Overwhelmed by Flu Patients Are Treating Them in Tents

Across the country, medical centers are taking extraordinary measures

By Amanda MacMillan

What Can You Eat On the Mediterranean Diet?

The news about the Mediterranean diet keeps getting better. Two studies were recently published about the less-known benefits of the popular eating plan: In one, men who followed the diet had a lower risk of...

By Amanda MacMillan
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